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Max at Arapahoe Basin

Expert · 247 m long with 136 m of vertical, averaging 29° and 35° at its steepest, facing S.

35°steepest 50 m
29°average pitch
247 mlength
136 mvertical
3756 mtop elevation
Sfaces

Snow and sun

Max is equator-facing: the sunniest aspect, softens earliest and suffers most in warm spells.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Max

Lifts that reach the top: Beavers (skiing expert terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 13 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride Beavers
  2. Ski Cornice Run (intermediate)
  3. Ski Zuma Cornice (expert)
  4. Ski Max (expert)

Where it ends

Joins Long Chute. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Zuma Lift (3 min).

See Max on the 3D mapAll runs at Arapahoe Basin
Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.